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+9thePayne 123.bert0621 08Rhino450SE thekevin WV Hot Rod Rhino Pokahpolice UnderDawg T.Rhino Hump 13 posters |
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123.bert0621
Posts : 1464 Join date : 2013-03-18 Age : 64 Location : Western Quebec
| Subject: Re: cage chop Mon Aug 12, 2013 11:39 am | |
| Cool, reminds me of a hot rod,T-bucket sort of. | |
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thekevin
Posts : 639 Join date : 2013-03-16 Age : 44 Location : Missouri
| Subject: Re: cage chop Mon Aug 12, 2013 12:09 pm | |
| after you cut the slits was it easy to bend and did you bend it on the rhino or on the trailer. | |
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T.Rhino
Posts : 1469 Join date : 2013-03-10 Age : 50 Location : Wayne county kenova WV
| Subject: Re: cage chop Mon Aug 12, 2013 1:34 pm | |
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Hump
Posts : 679 Join date : 2013-03-10 Age : 45 Location : Richwood, WV
| Subject: Re: cage chop Tue Aug 13, 2013 3:01 am | |
| - thekevin wrote:
- after you cut the slits was it easy to bend and did you bend it on the rhino or on the trailer.
I cut about 1/2 way through the inside of the bend. It was easy to bend out a little by hand but still felt strong. If I had done a good job of grinding before paint, you wouldn't be able to tell I did it. As far as the contour of the bend goes, it is really hard to tell anything was done. The cut only had to open up 1/8 at the widest point to make the 3" at the bottom I needed to get it to reach. As you can see, the added angle at the front mounts is minimal. I'm glad I done it the way HotRod told me to. I really like the added rake on the windshield. It's hard to believe how much lower 4" looks. I hated how high the sport roof was, now I think it looks great on there. The chop really gives you a feeling like you are driving a smaller machine. I like it. | |
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09-rhino700
Posts : 475 Join date : 2013-05-23 Age : 39 Location : Utah,
| Subject: Re: cage chop Tue Aug 13, 2013 10:00 am | |
| that looks great nice job!!!!! | |
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Pokahpolice
Posts : 283 Join date : 2013-03-10 Age : 44 Location : Maine
| Subject: Re: cage chop Tue Aug 13, 2013 10:32 am | |
| no concerns about the stability of the cage after cutting it at the bend? | |
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banchee6
Posts : 566 Join date : 2013-03-10 Age : 50 Location : belle rose, la
| Subject: Re: cage chop Tue Aug 13, 2013 6:42 pm | |
| can you point out exactly where you cut it at? I like the look and id love to copy it to keep my stock sport roof as well... thanks | |
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WV Hot Rod Rhino Admin
Posts : 2682 Join date : 2013-03-10 Age : 57 Location : Mt. Hope, WV
| Subject: Re: cage chop Tue Aug 13, 2013 6:55 pm | |
| you could weld in a cross bar where the cut is | |
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REDRHINO64
Posts : 1649 Join date : 2013-03-10 Age : 59 Location : Asheboro N.C./Mountain Top West By God Virginia
| Subject: Re: cage chop Tue Aug 13, 2013 7:44 pm | |
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UnderDawg
Posts : 252 Join date : 2013-04-07 Age : 61 Location : Natchez
| Subject: Re: cage chop Tue Aug 13, 2013 10:13 pm | |
| Ya did a fine job there Hump...did you have to do anything special for the headrest bar? | |
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Hump
Posts : 679 Join date : 2013-03-10 Age : 45 Location : Richwood, WV
| Subject: Re: cage chop Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:33 am | |
| The headrest bar is lengthened to meet the main cage. I just went in a straight line with it. Had some pipe laying around that slipped tight inside the tube behind the headrests, so I just used it. Yeah, you can tell it, but I really didn't care. Like I said, I could have done a much better job, but it just wasn't worth all the time for a perfect factory like look. | |
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Hump
Posts : 679 Join date : 2013-03-10 Age : 45 Location : Richwood, WV
| Subject: Re: cage chop Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:44 am | |
| - banchee6 wrote:
- can you point out exactly where you cut it at? I like the look and id love to copy it to keep my stock sport roof as well... thanks
If you look at the pic of the stereo, the cut was made about 2" above the very top of the grab bar on the passenger side. Just about where you can't see anymore daylight between the cage and roof in the pic. Anywhere near the center of the bend will work. | |
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Hump
Posts : 679 Join date : 2013-03-10 Age : 45 Location : Richwood, WV
| Subject: Re: cage chop Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:55 am | |
| - Pokahpolice wrote:
- no concerns about the stability of the cage after cutting it at the bend?
If done right with good tie in on the weld, not at all. The weld itself is way harder than the tubing. When you weld something correctly, you weakest spot is out from the sides of the weld where the steel got hot then cooled again. It would most likely break about 1/2" from the weld if it were to break. If it would actually rip in half, I believe I would have been in trouble with a stock cage also. As James said, you can add a brace across the front above or below the bend. I already have it. That should help keep the cage from tweaking in a rollover as long as it's not one of those epic rollovers down a hill like on youtube. I cut the back just above the upper seatbelt mounts. You can see it in the pics. I did slug that with a 3" pipe inside just for added piece of mind since I cut it completely in half. My cage is a 08' cage, so this seemed like the place to take the 4" with the least amount of work. | |
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Hump
Posts : 679 Join date : 2013-03-10 Age : 45 Location : Richwood, WV
| Subject: Re: cage chop Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:58 am | |
| - 123.bert0621 wrote:
- Cool, reminds me of a hot rod,T-bucket sort of.
It looked low and cool as hell without the roof on it. Like a hot rod. So cool, I didn't want to even put a roof back on it. Gotta have a roof though. | |
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Hump
Posts : 679 Join date : 2013-03-10 Age : 45 Location : Richwood, WV
| Subject: Re: cage chop Wed Aug 14, 2013 4:04 am | |
| The paint is Rustoleum rattle can bed liner from Wal-mart in the automotive section. Matches the factory color and texture so good you could use it as a touch-up on a rhino cage or front bumper. And, that little notch cut out in the center above the speakers...That's where the cell phone case hooks in to hold my Ipod. How's that for some poor boy redneck shit? | |
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123.bert0621
Posts : 1464 Join date : 2013-03-18 Age : 64 Location : Western Quebec
| Subject: Re: cage chop Wed Aug 14, 2013 8:07 am | |
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Big Dog Daddy
Posts : 152 Join date : 2013-03-11 Age : 65 Location : Kentucky
| Subject: Re: cage chop Sat Nov 16, 2013 11:54 pm | |
| Hump can you post a pic of modification made to headrest bar. Also did you cut 4" from both front and rear post ? Just wondering because the posted pic shows 4" from rear and i think 5.75" from front. | |
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Hump
Posts : 679 Join date : 2013-03-10 Age : 45 Location : Richwood, WV
| Subject: Re: cage chop Sun Nov 17, 2013 3:32 am | |
| - Big Dog Daddy wrote:
- Hump can you post a pic of modification made to headrest bar. Also did you cut 4" from both front and rear post ? Just wondering because the posted pic shows 4" from rear and i think 5.75" from front.
I will get you some pics in the morning. I cut close to 4 1/2 both front and rear. Top sets pretty level. I think the only reason to cut more off the front is to make everything line up and keep the factory rake on the a pillar when you lengthen the top. Only thing I can figure is when you lengthen the top front to rear, it throws the geometry off and gets your roof high in the front. PS, I am no geometry guy, I just eyeball stuff like this usually with my beer goggles on. My headrest bars are not pretty as you will see. I just used some pipe I had on hand to get it done and didn't care what it looked like because I run the dust shield on the back 10 months out of the year anyway. Main concern was safety. Pics coming around noon Big Dog Daddy. | |
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Big Dog Daddy
Posts : 152 Join date : 2013-03-11 Age : 65 Location : Kentucky
| Subject: Re: cage chop Sun Nov 17, 2013 10:42 am | |
| Thanks hump. Ya safety and rigidity to roll cage is my concern. | |
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Hump
Posts : 679 Join date : 2013-03-10 Age : 45 Location : Richwood, WV
| Subject: Re: cage chop Sun Nov 17, 2013 3:06 pm | |
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Big Dog Daddy
Posts : 152 Join date : 2013-03-11 Age : 65 Location : Kentucky
| Subject: Re: cage chop Sun Nov 17, 2013 6:16 pm | |
| Thanks. Probably do mine this winter. | |
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